Babs on the Road: Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, Washington, D.C.

Our food editor, Babs Chernetz, travels all over the country (and the world) in search of tasty food; check in with her here for some of her latest finds! Here's Babs on her recent visit to David Guas's new Washington, D.C. café.

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If you find yourself in the D.C. area, Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery - a downhome bakery/café which opened this past year in Arlington, Virginia - is definitely woth the three short stops on the metro from downtown D.C. to check it out.

David Guas (that's David and me in front of the café), the chef/owner and a native of New Orleans, brings all his years of his experience as one of the best pastry chefs in the country to creating some of the most luscious southern desserts north of Louisiana.

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He makes the best beignets I've ever had (even better than the ones at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans). [Editor's note: I second Babs here; I've had David Guas's beignets, too, and they're scary-good. -Lauren]

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The chocolate buttermilk cupcake is one of the best around, as are his takes on puddings (lemon curd and chocolate).

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And check out his version of an Oreo - now this is a cookie!

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Also yummy chicory-coffee pralines.

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He also offes up savory fare such as biscuits, shrimp New Orleans-style, roast beef po' boys (reminiscent of Parkway in NOLA), BBQ pork sandwiches, rice and beans, jambalaya, and so much more. I wish it were in New York so I could get my NOLA fix more often!

Look for David's pecan pie recipe in the all-star Thanksgiving story in our November issue (on newsstands October 18). Some of our staff said it was the best they'd ever tasted!

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